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Netflix to do digital downloads?

June 20, 2006 Variety report says company is planning service to let customers avoid snail mail. But Netflix says not so fast. TAGS: NetFlix Inc., set-top box, movies, set-top, spokesman, movie, TV, DVD, download

Analyst: Corel's DRM patch only a bandage

April 10, 2007 Hack of Blu-ray, HD DVDs prompts software company to issue fix. Critics call it waste of time. TAGS: Corel Corp., digital-rights management, HD-DVD, Blu-ray disc, hacker, Blu-ray, key, playback, DVD, software company, security, e-mail, PC

Marilyn, Pamela, Anna Nicole--just search the archives

February 9, 2007 Playboy Enterprises is releasing the entire catalog of its magazine as a searchable digital archive. TAGS: archive, magazine, DVD, photograph

Movie studios sue DVD-to-iPod service

November 17, 2006 The MPAA has sued Load 'N Go Video for offering to load customers' movie collections onto their music players. TAGS: DMCA, movie, DVD, copy, CD

LG: No go on combo of Blu-ray, HD DVD

September 20, 2006 Will the competing next-generation optical disc standards ever meet in the same device? Not for now, it seems. TAGS: Steve Baker, HD-DVD, Blu-ray, LG Electronics Inc., electronics company, PC company, standards, standard, format, DVD, Sony Corp.

High hopes for high definition

August 16, 2006 At DisplaySearch's HDTV conference, industry execs paint a bright picture of a new generation of television sets and DVDs. TAGS: DisplaySearch, HD-DVD, exec, HDTV, conference, definition, DVD, TV, Microsoft Xbox, Blu-ray, photograph

Next-gen DVD war could be messy--or not

August 16, 2006 Conference attendees have different theories as to how the format competition between HD DVD and Blu-ray will play out. TAGS: Sonic Solutions, DisplaySearch, HD-DVD, Blu-ray, adoption, DVD, conference, format, theory, movie, TV, video

Gamers drive blue-laser market

July 13, 2006 Blue-laser technology is making money, despite the standards uncertainty between Blu-ray and HD DVD. TAGS: game console, Blu-ray, HD-DVD, console, gamer, Sony Corp., games, DVD

HD DVD debut ups ante in high-stakes game

April 18, 2006 Toshiba wins one round against its Blu-ray rivals, but the real test will come when consumers vote with their dollars. TAGS: HD-DVD, Sony Betamax, Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc., Blu-ray, Toshiba, studio, movie, DVD, DVD player, Sony Corp.

Sony PC doubles as TV

January 6, 2005 Latest Vaio desktop line includes PC that lets users watch their favorite TV show and send e-mail on the same box. Photo: The switch-hitting Vaio V TAGS: Sony Vaio, Sony PC, video recorder, personal video recorder, DVD burner, Sony Corp., TV, Intel Pentium 4, recorder, notebook computer, Intel Pentium, Intel, DVD, PC, hard drive, e-mail

A DVD combo? Don't hold your breath

January 10, 2006 Intellectual-property issues, technological pride likely to keep Blu-ray and HD DVD camps far apart. TAGS: HD-DVD, Philips Electronics N.V., Sony Betamax, Blu-ray, electronics company, intellectual property, Blu-ray disc, DVD, Samsung Electronics, Sony Corp., CD, Dell, video

Breaking through Apple's FairPlay

October 25, 2006 DVD Jon and partner Monique Farantzos work to break through the wall Apple has put up around iPod and iTunes. TAGS: Apple Computer, Apple iPod, online store, Apple iTunes, work, DVD

THX hears the call of consumer electronics

July 20, 2007 The pioneering audio company founded by George Lucas is working on an entertainment system that automatically adjusts settings for optimum playback.Photos: Getting the THX thumbs-upVideo: Turning u... TAGS: theater, consumer electronics, home entertainment, Star Wars, electronics, entertainment, movie, photograph, video, DVD

Cisco's acquisition guru speaks out

February 23, 2006 Cisco's Dan Scheinman now says the company's on the hunt for even more acquisitions as it prepares to enter the consumer electronics market. TAGS: Cisco Systems Inc., acquisition, consumer electronics, content company, Disney Corp., electronics, DVD, TV

Computing giants struggle over DVD recording format

November 16, 2000 For the first time, the DVD recordable market is finally shaking out, although which format will win--DVD-RW, DVD+RW or DVD-RAM--remains uncertain. TAGS: DVD+RW, COMDEX, DVD-RAM, computing giant, DVD recordable, DVD-rewritable, DVD-recording, trade show, CD-RW, Ricoh Corp., DVD, format, CD, DVD player, Apple Computer, HP

LG to sell first Blu-ray/HD DVD combo player

January 7, 2007 Electronics maker unveils the Super Multi Blue, the first player that can play discs from the competing Blu-ray Disc and HD DVD formats. TAGS: HD-DVD, Blu-ray disc, Blu-ray, LG Electronics Inc., Consumer Electronics Show, electronics company, DVD, format, electronics, video

Inadvertent pirates to pay Microsoft millions

December 20, 2006 Disc duplication company it hired is allegedly responsible for 20,000 unauthorized copies of Microsoft Exchange and SQL Server. TAGS: Ireland, Thailand, piracy, license, Microsoft Exchange Server, Microsoft SQL Server, Microsoft Corp., CD, DVD, server

A shotgun marriage for Blu-ray and HD DVD?

January 5, 2007 More than any other factor, slow sales for movie players may help the two sides overcome irreconcilable differences. TAGS: HD-DVD, Blu-ray, HD-DVD player, factor, standards, studio, DVD, format, LG Electronics Inc., Sony Corp., movie

Latest toe in the movie download pond? Wal-Mart

November 28, 2006 Retail giant launches program that bundles a video download with purchase of the physical DVD. TAGS: Wal-Mart Stores Inc., portable device, digital video, movie, download, Windows Media, Microsoft Windows Media Player, DVD, copy, video, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Windows, PC

Ripping DVDs may never be the same again

November 29, 2006 Attorney Eric J. Sinrod explains the wider import of a Hollywood lawsuit aimed at preventing the ripping of DVDs to portable video players. TAGS: portable video player, portable video, video player, studio, DMCA, PVP, DVD, access control, practice, CSS, complaint, video
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